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Abraham Lincoln, the Quakers, and the Civil War : "a trial of principle and faith" / William C. Kashatus.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kashatus, William C., 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with Quakers.
- Quakers--United States--History--19th century.
- Society of Friends--United States--History--19th century.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Religious aspects--Quakers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This unique addition to Civil War literature examines the extensive influence Quaker belief and practice had on Lincoln''s decisions relative to slavery, including his choice to emancipate the slaves.
- Contents:
- Anti-slavery kinship, 1861
- Justifying emancipation, 1862
- Trials of war, 1863
- Redemption, 1864-65.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-173) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400606250
- 9798216041603
- 9781440833205
- 1440833206
- OCLC:
- 1337840136
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